MPA110 COOPERATIVE INTERNET PROJECT

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MPA110 COOPERATIVE INTERNET PROJECT

• 5 aspects
• search information on the internet,
• evaluate the information,
• write an essay and evaluation report,
• construct web pages.
• cooperate with others to create a joint web page.

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Whats involved?

• select tutorial group topic with your tutor, eg.
  The physiology of skin,
• each group member focuses on a different aspect
  of the topic, eg. structure and function,
  ectoparasites, physiological disorders, genetic
  disorders, artificial skin etc,
• use search engines to find 5 suitable web pages
  to collect information about your topic.

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Whats required?

• Write an essay of about 1000 words (50),
• write an evaluation of your 5 web pages of about
  500 words (20),
• complete 2 internet evaluation quizzes and
  print-out results (10),
• produce a copy of your individual web page (10),
• group to cooperate to write a group web page,
  with links to each members web page (10).

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DEFINITIONS

• HTML (HyperText Markup Language) - the universal
  programming language of the web.
• URL (Universal resource Locator) - the internet
  address of a web page. Contains 3 parts
• Protocol - usually http//
• Host name - server where a web page is located,
  eg. www.uel.ac.uk
• File path - place where web page is located on
  server, eg. /your name

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SEARCHING with SEARCH ENGINES

• Refer to handout from MPA100 workshop.
• BE SPECIFIC when using keywords (eg. skin could
  mean the surface of an aircraft). Use human
  skin, animal skin etc.
• USE BOOLEAN TERMS
• eg. Depending on the search engine, use AND or OR
  between keywords to include web pages only with
  BOTH words or only ONE, eg. human AND skin, human
  OR animal.

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EVALUATING A WEB PAGE

• Author - any details of expertise, ways to
  contact them?
• Publisher (organisation to which author belongs -
  see host name) - a creditable organisation, a
  personal web page, a charity, religious, pressure
  group?
• Validity of information - facts or opinion?
  Based on experiments or published information?
  References via reference list or links?
• Currency - date/update given? references dated?

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Citing Web Page Sources

• American Psychological Association (APA)
  (scientific) style
• Author/editor. (Year). Title (edition), Type of
  medium. Producer (optional). Available Protocol
  (if applicable) Site/Path/File Access date.
• eg.
• Pritzker, T.J. (No date). An Early fragment from
  Central Nepal Online. Available
  http//www.ingress.com/ astanart/pritzker/pritzke
  r.html 1995, June 8.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

• A prepared example of all parts of the
  cooperative internet project, including this
  presentation and the web page evaluation quizzes
• http//homepages.uel.ac.uk/ J.Mottley/MPA110linkpa
  ge.htm

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How to Apply for a Web Page Account at UEL

• Before you can set up your own web page on UELs
  server, you must first set up an account. Do this
  as soon as possible if you eventually want to
  publish your web page.
• For full instructions on this, go to the MPA110
  linkpage
• http//homepages.uel.ac.uk/ J.Mottley/MPA110linkp
  age.htm